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Haulage work is a highly glamorised profession: the lure of the open road and the ‘cowboyish’ solitude of a weeks-long transcontinental journey - alone or with another trucker - make the idea of...
Many a haulage worker’s earliest memories are full of happy days spent watching lorries thunder by, and indeed plenty of drivers’ inspiration can be traced back to their love of the vehicle as a...
Ice Road Truckers first aired in the UK in 2007. It’s named for the "ice roads" - the huge, frozen-over lakes and rivers that hauliers must traverse in Canada and Alaska during the coldest times of...
Packers and Movers GurgaonUse usual measured relocating bins, not sacks, wicker container, arbitrary estimated containers, or whatever else you'll have laying round. On
Hauliers travelling to the Middle East often have to deal with more challenging weather conditions and more poorly maintained roads than they’re used to in Europe. Throughout the seventies and...
One of the parts of being a haulier that interests prospective drivers and laypeople alike is the notion of adventure - the wealth of exciting situations and different people a trucker can expect to...
For those involved in haulage work, few EU regulations may have quite the long term impact than that predicted to arise from a set of new standards called "Euro 6".Here’s why that’s likely to be the...
The world of haulage has its own distinct language that consists of hundreds of words and phrases relating to one or more aspects of the industry. Many of these phrases, words and abbreviations are...
One of the least surprising things you can share with those involved in delivery work is that the UK’s transport infrastructure is at best described as being "tired" and at worst "totally inadequate...
For many companies and individuals engaged in haulage work, the idea of reducing greenhouse gasses while cutting costs at the same time is something of a ‘Nirvana’ objective.Roadblocks Getting To...
David John Whitfield is a retired lorry driver, and his 2015 autobiographical work tells the story of the years he spent in delivery work beginning in the early sixties. Whitfield left school when he...
For many centuries prior to the Industrial Revolution, inland haulage was the province of horses. Whether these beasts pulled heavy carts along roads or plodded along the towpath drawing behind them a...
In order to provide an efficient, customer-centric logistics service, you need to be able get from ‘A’ to ‘B’.Unfortunately, in 21st century UK, that is becoming increasingly more difficult to do – at...
If you’re operating within the haulage work sector, then you may have heard of the recent FTA publication of its "2016 Freight Manifesto" which was delivered to the local London government.This could...
Earn your living form courier work? If the answer is yes, then your vehicle is your biggest investment and your most important tool. It requires a huge amount of investment and a chunk of costs which...